FHUTA wrote:
putting a positive spin and making the best of your situation, even if terrible is the best way to get through things though, Shirley?

That's perfectly legitimate, had it been a statement from someone in the camps and who'd lost their own home, putting a positive spin on it is fine in that situation. But this is the prime minister saying it of people who had to endure not only their homes being ruined and loved ones lost but also hail storms as they tried to camp outsidein shelters, he may have been trying to reassure but a person of his power should never quip on such matters. Sorry to be such a bore.

FHUTA wrote:
putting a positive spin and making the best of your situation, even if terrible is the best way to get through things though, Shirley?

That's perfectly legitimate, had it been a statement from someone in the camps and who'd lost their own home, putting a positive spin on it is fine in that situation. But this is the prime minister saying it of people who had to endure not only their homes being ruined and loved ones lost but also hail storms as they tried to camp outsidein shelters, he may have been trying to reassure but a person of his power should never quip on such matters. Sorry to be such a bore.

Basically both of the above quoted posts convey my exact sentiments.

I can see where he was coming from and what he was trying to achieve, but wrong time, wrong place, wrong words.